Category: 2016 – Hawaii

Day 10 – Hawaii Trip

We woke up early on the train to go have breakfast in the dining car…

20160713_133928463_iOSMichael and I stepped off the train in Gallup…

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Soon after lunch in the dining car, we arrived into Lamy, just about on time…

20160713_192952808_iOSNow, we just had the drive home. Except for the fact that our car would not start. Yup, here we were in the metropolis of Lamy, New Mexico, where there is NOT EVEN CELL PHONE SERVICE, with a car that would not start.

Turns out, it was the battery and another passenger waiting to get on the next train was very helpful and gave us a jump start. We decided to play it safe and we did not turn the car off again until we got home. We made it.

That is all the trip reports for this year. Thanks for following along. I might have one more post with a video Michael made so stay tuned for that.

Until next time…

Day 8 – Hawaii Trip

Well, this was a pretty slow day vacation wise. We started by saying goodbye to our view…

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We went to the airport, returned the rental, and boarded our Hawaiian Airlines flight back to the mainland…

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Nice parting picture of the island…

20160712_003444647_iOSAnd Michael caught be dancing to some techno music on the plane..

20160712_050742422_iOSNow we are in a hotel in San Diego for the night. We will board our first train to Los Angeles at noon tomorrow.

Day 7 – Hawaii Trip

We did not have a lot planned for today. We started the day going to Manoa Falls.IMG_0203

The hike was about 30 minutes each way and was a completely different environment than we had been in so far. It was jungle and while not hot, it was very humid.

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IMG_0210We then drove out for a ride on the Oahu Railroad. It took us all the way out to the West coast of Oahu.

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IMG_0214After the train, the family went to spend some time at the beach while I hung out at the condo.

IMG_0216After dinner, we walked around Waikiki and bought a couple of souvenirs.

IMG_0215Now we are preparing ourselves to leave tomorrow. Really looking forward to sitting on a plane for 6 hours (not).

Day 6 – Hawaii Trip

We slept in a little later this morning. Then we stopped by the Kamehameha Statue that they show in Hawaii 5-0 all the time…

IMG_0180Then we headed all the way to the opposite side of Oahu to the town of Laie. We first stopped of at Lanie Point…

IMG_0187IMG_0188After a quick lunch, we drove by the local Morman temple…

IMG_0189The rest of the day was spent at the Polynesian Cultural Center…

IMG_0192Canoe ride…

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Michael just had to have a fresh coconut…

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Stephen found something he likes to do…

IMG_0199Here is a pic between the luau and the big show at the end of the day…

IMG_0200It was a long day and was an hour long drive back so it is late. Going to bed.

Day 5 – Hawaii Trip

We started the day going to Diamond Head crater. Here is where we started…

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Then after some steep trails, some stairs, more trails, more stairs, a tunnel that I am sure did not have enough air in it, some more trails, some more stairs, then more stairs, then more stairs, we reached the top rim…

IMG_0145For some reason, the trip back down went a lot quicker. After returning to our car, we drove to the Punchbowl National Cemetery…

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IMG_0151Then we went for a drive around to the north shore. On the way we stopped at a place called the spitting cave.

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IMG_0154We stopped for lunch and then drove back on the H3 interstate. It was incredibly beautiful.

Went back the condo. Vicky, Stephen and Michael went to the beach…

IMG_0163Not being a beach person, I went right behind the beach to the Army Museum…

IMG_0165When I came back, found Michael and Stephen on this…

IMG_0166We then went back to the condo for dinner. Then back to the beach for the Hilton fireworks…

IMG_0171Now we are back at the condo settling in for the night. Until tomorrow.

Day 4 – Hawaii Trip

The day started early cause it would take all day to see everything at Pearl Harbor…

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We started with a great tour of the USS Missouri…

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The spot where the surrender was signed…

IMG_0114We also visited the USS Bowfin submarine…

IMG_0125And the Pacific Aviation Museum…

IMG_0131And the USS Arizona memorial. Here we are on the boat…

IMG_0130Here are four Chinese warships that were docked in Pearl. We were told they were unexpected. We also spoke with a Chinese naval officer on the Missouri…

IMG_0126After a run by the grocery store for dinner, we were back to the condo for dinner. After, we decided to walk around the neighborhood of Waikiki..

IMG_0138And Michael and Vicky partook of a local favorite…

IMG_0135We are now pretty tired so we are turning in to get energy for tomorrow. Until then.

Day 3 – Hawaii Trip

We started the morning with breakfast at the hotel in San Diego…

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Then we took the shuttle to the dreaded airport to get an airplane involved in this trip…

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IMG_0092Pretty soon we were on board and away we went…

IMG_0095After a long 5 hours, we caught our first glimpse of where we were headed…

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After a VERY long wait at the car rental place, we went straight to our condo rental. Nice view…

IMG_0097After running to the store to get some food and supplies, we walked to the beach for a look…

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Now, it is to bed early. The time change is really making us tired. Big day tomorrow.